San Francisco Facts

San Francisco is widely regarded as one of North America’s leading destinations for conventions and conferences, and it has ranked among the top 10 in several industry studies.

San Francisco Facts

The modern American fortune cookie is widely credited to Japanese immigrant Makoto Hagiwara, who served it at San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden around 1914.

San Francisco Facts

The Moscone Center is San Francisco’s premier facility for meetings and conventions and encompasses over two million square feet of space.

San Francisco Facts

The official flower of San Francisco is the dahlia.

San Francisco Facts

Alcatraz was the only federal prison of its era to provide hot-water showers, reportedly to prevent inmates from becoming accustomed to the cold waters of San Francisco Bay and thereby reduce their chances of surviving an escape attempt.

San Francisco Facts

The average annual temperature in San Francisco is a not-so balmy high of 64 degrees and chilly low of 51 degrees.

San Francisco Facts

The San Francisco cable car system, established in 1873, is often described as the only moving National Historic Landmark in the United States and carries millions of passengers each year.

San Francisco Facts

San Francisco offers a range of meeting venues, including the Moscone Center and several smaller conference facilities and select downtown hotels.

Benefits of Partnering with GCG Event Partners:

Experienced On-Site Meeting Professionals

With an average of over a dozen years of experience, our On-Site Meeting Professionals have the skills to make your events a success. They are qualified, experienced, hard-working professionals in the meeting and event industry.

Nationwide Local Meeting Professionals – Guaranteed!

We provide qualified meeting professionals anywhere across the U.S. It’s that simple. It doesn’t matter if your needs are in a remote, rural, suburban or urban area. With an extensive network of meeting and event professionals and the ability to efficiently recruit when needed, we can be trusted to fulfill your needs. Plus, there’s a good chance our local On-Site Meeting Professionals are familiar with your venue and even the venue staff, which will help to make your meeting run more smoothly. It’s like having an employee that lives in the city of your event.

Pre-Screened Members with a Track Record of Success

Every meeting professional is pre-screened to ensure they meet GCG Event Partners professional standards. We continuously review and monitor our members to make sure that they have a track record of success. All this ensures that you are partnered with the most qualified meeting professional anytime, anywhere throughout the U.S.

Dedicated Team Caring for You and Your Needs.

You can take comfort in knowing that our placement team is very experienced, and they proudly maintain a 99% fulfillment rate with reliable local event professionals nationwide. We take the time to understand your company and your specific needs so that your dedicated GCG Event Partners Placement Specialist will carefully match your plans and goals with the ideal On-Site Meeting Professional.

24-Hour Online Access to your Information

You will be able to enter requests and track your meetings 24/7 through our online Client Portal.

Save Time, Money, and Wear and Tear on Your Staff

You can reduce your budget by using experienced, local On-Site Meeting Professionals. By eliminating the need to send your own employees to an event, you’ll save on airfare, hotel, meals, transportation, and parking. Local talent also means knowledge and insight which can’t be gained from a distance.

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